挖掘
Old HSK 6
挖掘 (wājué) · to dig out
挖掘 (wājué) means “to dig out; to excavate; to tap”. It is written with 2 characters: 挖 (to dig) + 掘 (to dig). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 挖掘 is built
The characters
挖 wā · to dig
What 挖 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 穵wā — a deep hollow
- 穴xué — cave
- 宀 — roof
- 八bā — eight
- 乙yǐ — second
- 穴xué — cave
掘 jué · to dig
What 掘 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 屈qū — to bend
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 出chū — to go out
- 屮chè — sprout
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 尸shī — body
Example sentences
考古学家在这里挖掘出很多文物。Kǎogǔ xuéjiā zài zhèlǐ wājué chū hěnduō wénwù.Archaeologists dug up many relics here.
老师善于挖掘学生的潜力。Lǎoshī shànyú wājué xuésheng de qiánlì.The teacher is good at bringing out students' potential.
Questions about 挖掘
What does 挖掘 mean?
挖掘 (wājué) means “to dig out; to excavate; to tap”.
How do you pronounce 挖掘?
挖掘 is pronounced wājué.
Which HSK level is 挖掘?
挖掘 is in Old HSK 6.
Learn 挖掘 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 185: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.